Hey @sakic92710 . As Jack mentioned, the fee change doesn't go into effect until the first of the next month.
When your account rating was lowered from Above Standard to Below Standard, your seller level changed immediately on the 20th of that month, but the extra 6% fee didn't apply until the 1st of the next month.
Now that your account has climbed from Below Standard to Above Standard, your seller level changed immediately on the 20th of December, but the extra 6% fee won't cease until January 1st.
One negative feedback still hanging in there for that year.
Tracking might not be used.
Not mailing on time.
You might want to list like a 100 items every month...not just a few...eBay looks at a lot of stuff.
That defect with not a lot of sales does hurt.
But, you will recover.
Heck, I had to look at a negative feedback for a year even though the buyer made a mistake but 30 days went by and buyer couldn't change it. That negative feedback stared at me for a year.
I am getting hit with promoted high end items right now. Every few days I get into the negative of "available funds" since eBay gets their money first from previous sales. I have to refund a few International Buyers for getting over charged...but waiting for "available funds" to transfer to my account. Refunds come directly immediately out of past "available funds".
Hi - negative feedback means nothing to shoppers, and we are all smart shoppers, I hope. and trust me you are the only one looking at that negative, no one really cares.
Perhaps has something to do with not uploading tracking number on time. The OP has previously stated he does NOT track his items.
All that does is prevent someone from being a TRS. It won't make you fall Below Standard-- there have to be other issues at play there. There are many sellers who have "plain white envelope" accounts specifically for selling things like stamps and stickers and postcards that can be shipped in an envelope with a stamp and no tracking.
Canadian and I suppose other international sellers are not held to the same standard on tracking as American sellers, possibly because international tracking is incredibly expensive.
For Canadians like sakic and me, over80% of our sales would be to the USA and the cheapest tracked service offered by Canada Post is over $14. (We do currently have a joint promotion through eBay that temporarily reduces that.)
theteamsetguy
·2 years ago@sakic92710 ,
Yup you betcha!
wastingtime101
·2 years agoHey @sakic92710 . As Jack mentioned, the fee change doesn't go into effect until the first of the next month.
When your account rating was lowered from Above Standard to Below Standard, your seller level changed immediately on the 20th of that month, but the extra 6% fee didn't apply until the 1st of the next month.
Now that your account has climbed from Below Standard to Above Standard, your seller level changed immediately on the 20th of December, but the extra 6% fee won't cease until January 1st.
12345jamesstamps
·2 years agoA number of factors come into this.
Not a lot of sales in a month.
One negative feedback still hanging in there for that year.
Tracking might not be used.
Not mailing on time.
You might want to list like a 100 items every month...not just a few...eBay looks at a lot of stuff.
That defect with not a lot of sales does hurt.
But, you will recover.
Heck, I had to look at a negative feedback for a year even though the buyer made a mistake but 30 days went by and buyer couldn't change it. That negative feedback stared at me for a year.
I am getting hit with promoted high end items right now. Every few days I get into the negative of "available funds" since eBay gets their money first from previous sales. I have to refund a few International Buyers for getting over charged...but waiting for "available funds" to transfer to my account. Refunds come directly immediately out of past "available funds".
It gets better....hang in there dude.
ten_o_nine
·2 years ago@12345jamesstamps
Heck, I had to look at a negative feedback for a year even though the buyer made a mistake
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Hi - negative feedback means nothing to shoppers, and we are all smart shoppers, I hope. and trust me you are the only one looking at that negative, no one really cares.
12345jamesstamps
·2 years agoeBay factors that negative feedback in with number of items sold in a month time frame.
I believe we are relating it to the eBay fee...not to shoppers looking at it.
yuzuha
·2 years agoNegative feedback has absolutely nothing to do with being Below Standard. The ONLY things that lead to being Below Standard are:
1) Out-of-stock cancellations, and
2) Cases closed without seller resolution
mtgraves7984
·2 years ago@yuzuha... I concur. And for a non-TRS seller (such as the OP) those numbers are a combination of 2% and less than 5.
ETA: There was a recent thread about this... I'll look for it. It cites the numbers I typed.
buyselljack2016
·2 years agoreally matters not why the lower rating.
The thing here is that the rating is back up, but will not kick in for sales until the 1st of the month.
mtgraves7984
·2 years agoGot it. Finally. Had a calendar the whole time. Thanks! 😉
theteamsetguy
·2 years ago@yuzuha ,
Perhaps has something to do with not uploading tracking number on time. The OP has previously stated he does NOT track his items.
yuzuha
·2 years agoAll that does is prevent someone from being a TRS. It won't make you fall Below Standard-- there have to be other issues at play there. There are many sellers who have "plain white envelope" accounts specifically for selling things like stamps and stickers and postcards that can be shipped in an envelope with a stamp and no tracking.
12345jamesstamps
·2 years agoSo a seller having 100 negative feedbacks in a month and no positive feedbacks and sold only one item a month is not "below Standard"...Just curious.
yuzuha
·2 years agoNope, because feedback is irrelevant and doesn't factor into anything.
12345jamesstamps
·2 years agoKinda was making a point. And yes, I understand feedback is irrelevant due to some being a "Top Rated Seller" and having tons of negative feedback.
Its kinda how much money can "e" make off of someone with so many factors relevant or irrelevant.
reallynicestamps
·2 years agoTracking might not be used.
Canadian and I suppose other international sellers are not held to the same standard on tracking as American sellers, possibly because international tracking is incredibly expensive.
For Canadians like sakic and me, over80% of our sales would be to the USA and the cheapest tracked service offered by Canada Post is over $14. (We do currently have a joint promotion through eBay that temporarily reduces that.)
dolcetreasures
·2 years agoApparently 1 INR was enough to put me into the “High†category. At this point, anything is possible here.
mtgraves7984
·2 years agoHow in the world could that happen? 🤔
buyselljack2016
·2 years agoAn account can climb from "below standard", but the new rating does not take effect until the 1st of the month as far as a sale is concerned.